In March, the port handled 179,518 TEU, an increase of 12,799 units when compared with March 2012. Export TEUs tallied 93,172 and import TEU were 86,346, an increase of 3.1 and 13.1 percent, respectively.
“We’ve seen growth in January, February and March and our year-to-date TEU volume is up 6.2 percent, a difference of nearly 30,000 TEU,” said Rodney W. Oliver, the Virginia Port Authority’s interim executive director. “Given what we’ve seen thus far in 2013, we’re optimistic about the coming months and focusing all of our energy on leveraging this port’s assets to build volumes.”
Also in March:
• Total barge volume was 4,262 containers (+11.4 percent).
• General cargo tonnage was 1,560,896 (+5 percent).
• Total rail containers were 36,046 (+14.3 percent).
• Virginia Inland Port containers were 2,877 (-8.6 percent).
• Total ship calls were 158 (-8.7 percent).